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to get your tongue around something

to get your tongue a·round some·thing
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too get yoo r, yawr, yohr tuhng uh-round suhm-thing]
    • /tu gɛt yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr tʌŋ əˈraʊnd ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too get yoo r, yawr, yohr tuhng uh-round suhm-thing]
    • /tu gɛt yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr tʌŋ əˈraʊnd ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ/

Definition of to get your tongue around something words

  • phrase to get your tongue around something If you say that you can not get your tongue round or around a particular word or phrase, you mean that you find it very difficult to pronounce. 0

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Parts of speech for To get your tongue around something

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

to get your tongue around something popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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